Bowing to the pressure by the KSU, the Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC) has today assured to disclose the marks of all the candidates of the Meghalaya Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination within 24 hours.
The assurance was made by MPSC Chairman Paul Reader Marwein during a meeting with the leaders of the KSU today evening. During the day, KSU members staged a protest outside the MPSC office demanding transparency in the recruitment process.
According to the minutes of the meeting signed by both MPSC and KSU, it was agreed that the MSPC would publish the marks of all the candidates who have appeared in the MCS (Prelims) Examination within 24 hours.
Further, the MPSC also promised to publish the answer keys including the incorrect and corrected answer keys and the three wrong questions along with the correct answers within 24 hours.
However, the MPSC chairman sought time to discuss with other members of the commission on the demand by the KSU that personal interview for the post of Meghalaya Police Service should be according to the original advertisement 2019 where the ratio is 1:2.5 and not according to the new Office Memorandum which changes the ratio to 1:1.5.
“Meanwhile, the personal interview which was scheduled to be held on August 20 and 21, 2024 should be cancelled until further notice,” the minutes of the meeting said.
“Roll numbers should be the same from the prelims till personal interview for Meghalaya Civil Service examination. Notification dated August 6, 2024 to be cancelled and the marks to be displayed in public domain,” the minutes added.
Meanwhile, government spokesperson and cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh has said that nepotism should not be encouraged at any level.
“The KSU had raised certain objections about the alleged instances of nepotism. The government will certainly be on the side of justice and fair play and we will take that to its logical end,” Lyngdoh, a former leader of the KSU, told reporters.
He also said that the government will seek a report from the department concerned since MPSC is an autonomous body.
“I am sure that we will have a very fruitful productive discussion and arrive at a decision that will ensure that there is no iota of doubt left on the minds of people where fair play and transparency is concerned,” he added.
